Livick Sr., a the Defence POW/MIA Accounting Agency spokesman, said in an email that the agency’s researchers have spent years searching for files pertaining to the cemetery’s burials of unknowns, but so far they’ve not been located. They noted that the effort is also hampered by the lack of records for any of the 70 unknowns buried at the Long Island cemetery. Pentagon officials say the process of identifying the remains of unknown service members must meet strict protocols, and in the case of the Turner, it can’t begin until certain key documents, including those containing a sailor’s dental information, are found. “Nevertheless, it was something we didn’t know about until this story came out.” Frank Eltman / AP Photo by Frank Eltman / AP “It’s quite possible my brother isn’t even among any of those” buried on Long Island, she told the AP. Some remains were recovered from the sunken wreckage during the yearlong salvage operation, but an exact number remains unknown. Half of the nearly 300 men on board survived, but scores of others were killed and listed as missing. The Navy never determined what caused the initial blast, but an inquiry found that munitions were being handled below deck around the time of the first explosion. The Turner, a 10-month-old Navy destroyer, sank off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, after a series of internal explosions on Jan. Courtesy of Duffy’s family via AP AP, James F. “I’d like to see if we can have closure on this, find out who’s in the graves,” said Richard Duffy, a 61-year-old retired mechanic from Ballston Spa, New York, who was named after his fallen uncle. Article contentĭarcy and loved ones of the missing crew members hope that the records could be found, identifications made and that the long-lost remains of the Turner be reburied in marked gravesites with full military honours. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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